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Recent Examples of boxy
This technique works especially well for boxy or rectangular small backyards.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Thanks to the sculptural wooden arms and boxy silhouette, the Herman Miller lounge chair will sit like a throne in your living room.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
That a Gen Zer at the top of his game has chosen to take to the seas in a catamaran instead of a flashy superyacht is a testament to Sunreef’s ability to design multihulls that aren’t boxy or boring, but cool, contemporary, and eco-friendly.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Thanks to the sculptural wooden arms and boxy silhouette, the Herman Miller lounge chair will sit like a throne in your living room.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
That a Gen Zer at the top of his game has chosen to take to the seas in a catamaran instead of a flashy superyacht is a testament to Sunreef’s ability to design multihulls that aren’t boxy or boring, but cool, contemporary, and eco-friendly.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxy
Adjective
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Most often worn with a blocky boot or minimal loafers, cropped trousers are the business-casual option that can do it all.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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The political messaging on display in the videos is as blunt and cartoonish as the blocky Lego characters.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The human-composting process can convert each of us into roughly a cubic yard of soil, to be placed directly on or in the earth.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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The results suggested a threshold of 2 milligrams per cubic meter of air, along with low-, medium-, and high-risk categories that individual airlines and manufacturers in Europe now use to decide their ash tolerance.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Luca Chiaravalle: The Smallest Muse Luca Chiaravalle makes miniature art galleries, the rectangular and cubical scenes housing tiny people contemplating art.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Boxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxy. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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